Portable receptacle for liquids.



L. KBSSLBR. PORTABLE REUEPTAOLE FOR LIQUIDS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22,1906.

900,103, Patented 0011.6,1908.

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LOUIS KESSLER, OF DES MOINES, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS. I

CHARLES E. HOLTZMAN,

PORTABLE ancnrmcm ron mourns.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed September 22, 1906. Serial No. 835,746.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Loms KESSLER, citizen of the United States, residingat Des Moines, county of Polk, State of Iowa, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Portable Receptacles for Liquids, anddeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ertainsto make and usethe same, reference had to the accompanyin drawings, whicform a part of this speci cation.

My invention relates in general to receptacles for liquids and moreparticularly to portable receptacles for combustible liquids.

In handlingand shipping explosive liquids, such as gasolene, it isdesirable that I receptacles should be employed from which which may bethe liquid can be conveniently poured, which will prevent leaka e, whichwill permit escape of the fluid w en the pressure becomes excessivethereby preventing explosions, and

injury to the inlet and outlet mechanism.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a receptacle forcombustible li uids which will possess the above mentione desirablecharacteristics, and which will be simple in construction andcomparatively inexpensive in manufacture.

A further object of my invention is to provide a receptacle forcombustible liquids in which, simultaneously with the opening of theoutlet valve a second valve will be opened to permit air to enter thereceptacle to replace the dischar ed liquid; v

The embodiment'o my mvention herein disclosed may be generally describedas comprising a receptacle, the top of'which is provided with an outletvalve seat, an outwardly seating valve cooperating. with said seat, anozzle detachably secure above the valve seat, a reciprocatin rod withinthe nozzle alining withthe va ve stem, :1 reciprocating plunger foractuating the rod and located beneath a projection on the nozzle, aninwardly seating safety valve cooperatin with a seat on the'receptacle,a lever fulcrumed upon the receptacle for lifting said safety valve, oneend of the lever underlying said plunger whereby a depression of runseats the outlet valve and of air as the liquid is poured out. 7

My invention will be more fully described shipped without danger of.

hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the sameis illustrated as embodied in a convenient and form, and in which Figure1 is a vertical sectional view on line 11 Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 a planview.

The same reference characters are used to designate the same parts inthe several figures of the drawin .i I

Reference letter designates a receptacle for containing liquids inadeout of sultable practical material such as sheet metal and provided Cdesignates a valve casing extending through an opening in the top wall Aof the receptacle and secured thereto in any suitable manner, as bymeans of a ring D having screws or. rivets d extending through a flangethereon into enga ement with the top A of the receptacle. I he exteriorof the valve casing is provided with a screw-thread engagm ring edesignates an outlet valve which engages a seat in the valve casing, andis retained in contact therewithiby a spring F sm'rounding the valvestem E and bearing'at itsupper end against a; projection on the valvestem and at its lower end upon a guide lug c projecting inwardly fromthe valve casing and'through which the valve stem extends.

an interior screw-thread in the Depending from the valve casing withinthe receptacle is a doublewire guard cylinder to prevent the ignitionfofthe liquld within the receptacle. The guard cylinder is'prefersurroundmgwire gauze g The'guar open at its bottom as well as around its sidewall, thereby permitting the liquid to flow freely through the guardcylinder to the valve casing.

H designates a nozzle alining with the valve casing and detachablysecured thereto by means of exterior screw-threads on the upper end ofthe casing engaging interior screw-threads in the lower end of thenozzle. A. plunger K is mounted to reciprocate upon the nozzle at oneside thereof, and is located beneath a projection h on the nozzle. Theprojection on the nozzle prevents the accidental, depression of theplunger. is designates a rod located within the nozzle and carried bythe plunger K by means of a laterally projecting arm is. A spring 7surrounds the rod is and is interposed between the arm is and a web hlocated within the lower end of the nozzle and through which the rod isextends.

I designates a lever fulcrumed at 2' within a housing J fixed to theouter surface of the top A? of the receptacle. Any suitable means may beprovided for securing the housing J to the top of the receptacle, suchfor instance as ears j on the housing through which screws extend intoengagement with the top of the receptacle. One end of the lever Iprojects beneath the lower end of the plunger K while its opposite endunderlies a lever O pivotally connected to a safety valve 0.

L designates a valve seat extending through an opening in the top wall Aof the receptacle and secured thereon through screwthreaded engagementwith a ring M fixed to the receptacle in any suitable manner as by meansof screws m extending through a flange thereon into engagement with thetop of the receptacle. A double wire guard cylinder G, such as abovedescribed in connection with the-outlet valve, is secured to the valveseat L and depends within the receptacle. The safety valve 0 whichcooperates with the valve seat L is provided with ears 0 between whichthe lever O is pivoted. The

lever O is fulcrumed upon a rod 0 carried by ears m, m secured to abracket above the valve seat L. A s ring P surrounds the rod 0 at eachside of the lever O and is pro- -vided with an integral loop whichoverlies the lever and thereby retains the valve seated through theengagement of the ends of the spring with the ring M. The tension of thespring P is such as to retain the safety valve 0 closed under normalconditions, but will permit the opening of the valve when the pressurebecomesxexoessive thereby preventing the receptacle being blown open.

a The operation of my invention is as follows: When the parts are in thepositions shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired to our from the receptaclea quantity of liqui the.

plunger K is depressed thereby through the rod K engaging the valve stemE un-seating the outlet valve 6. The downward movement of the plunger Koscillates the lever I so that the safety valve 0 is lifted slightlyaway from its seat thereby permitting air to pass freely to thereceptacle as the liquid is poured therefrom. By tiltin the rece taclewhile the plunger is depresse the liqui. may

be readily poured through the nozzle II. Upon discontinuing the pressureon the plunger the latter is elevated by the tension of the spring fwhile the spring F re-seats the outlet valve 0. The tension of thespring P returns the safety valve 0 against its seat L immediately uponthe pressure upon the plunger being discontinued. WVhen it is desired totransport the receptacle the nozzle H may be disconnected by rotatingthe same relatively to the valve casing C. The flan e (1 around thereceptacle projects slight y above the valve casing C and safety valvemechanism so that objects placed upon the receptacle will not injure thevalve mechanism. The handle B may be swung downwardly so that anotherreceptacle may be placed above the same, as the ears I), b which supportthe handle are off-set inwardly so that they will extend within thebottom of a superposed receptacle. The space beneath 'the bottom wall Aof the receptacle permits the same to be placed above another receptacleas the ears I) and the 'handle B of the under-lying receptacle mayextend within the s ace below the bottom wall of the superposereceptacle.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have inventedan improved receptacle for combustible liquids which may be convenientlytransported, which will prevent leakage, which will permit the dischargeof the liquid as desired, and which prevents both the ignition of theliquid therein, and the rupture thereof by excessive pressure.

H'avinqnow fully described my invention, what I cIaim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a receptacle for liquids the combination with a valve casing, ofan outlet valve in said casing, a valve stem to which said valve issecured, a nozzle detachably supported upon said casing, a reciprocatingrod within said nozzle alining with'the valve stem, and means fordepressin 'said rod mounted upon the exterior of sai nozzle.

3. In a receptacle for liquids, the combination with a valve casing, ofan outlet valve in said casing, a valve stem to which said valve issecured, a nozzle detachably supported upon said casing, a reciprocatingrod Within said nozzle ahning with the valve stem, and means fordepressing said rod mounted upon the exterior of said nozzle, and aprojection on said nozzle over-lying said means toprotectthe same.

3. In a receptacle for liquids,the combination with a valve casing, ofan outwardly seating valve in said casing, a nozzle detachably supportedupon said casing, a reciprocating rod within said nozzle alining withsaid valve, a plunger mounted upon said nozzle, means connecting saidplunger with said rod, and a projection on said nozzle over-lying said punge 4. In a receptacle for liquids, the combina; tion with an outwardlyseating. discharge valve, a detachable nozzle through which liquid isdischarged, a reciprocating .rod

wlthin said nozzle for opening said dischar e tion with an outwardlyseating discharge valve, a detachable nozzle through which liquid isdischarged, a reciprocating rod w thin said nozzle for opening saiddischar e valve, a plu I mounted upon said nozz e and operative yconnected wlth said rod, an inwardly seat' safety valve, a leverfulcrumed upon t e receptacle one end of which extendsbeneath the lowerend of said plunger, 2. second lever to which said safety valve isconnected, the end of said second lever extending above the end of saidfirst lever, whereby the oscillation of said first lever lifts saidsafety valve.

6. In a receptacle for liquids, the combination with a valve casing, anoutlet valve in said cas' a valve stem to which said valve is secure anozzle detachably supports upon saidcasing, a reciprocating rod within Isaid nozzle alining with the valve stem, ,a

reciprocating rod mounted on the exterior of the 'nozzle, and a rigidconnection between said rods.

7. In a receptacle for liquids, the combination with a valve casing, ofan outlet-valve insaid casin ,a nozzle through which liquid isdischarged, a rod within said nozzle arranged so as to be movable towardand from the valve, means mounted on the exterior of the nozzle foroperating. said rod, a second valve for permitting air to pass into thereceptacleas the liquidflows therefrom, and a connection between saidlatter valve and the operating means for said rod for causing saidlatter valve to be opened simultaneously with the outlet valve.

' 8. In-a receptacle for liquids, a valve casing projecting above andbelow one of the I walls of the receptacle, a valve seated within saidcasing, a nozzle detachably secured to.

theup er end'of said ca a s rin within said czFsing for holding gil d vave losed, a stem supported within said nozzle for movements from andtoward said valve, a button arranged at one side of said nozzle, and anarm; projecting from said button into the nozzle and secured to saidstem.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses. LOUIS KESSLER.

Witnesses: MORTON E. WELDY, WM. M. Wrmoxmr.

